Why austerity doesn’t work
The government might be facing ‘difficult decisions’, but they’re not nearly as intimidating as those that many households are experiencing daily – like being forced to choose between heating and eating.
tax rises
Right-wingers turn on Boris Johnson for ‘shameful betrayal over tax rises’
One thinks it ‘guarantees the total victory of socialism in Britain’.
Public support for cuts down compared to last year
Public support for the government’s spending cuts has slumped in the past year, according to the latest Harris poll for the Financial Times, reports Claire French.